Native(ish) Netflix!

The folks over at http://www.iheartubuntu.com recently put up a challenge to
the Linux community to get Netflix to work natively under our beloved
OS. Thankfully, Erich Hoover stepped up to the challenge and patched
the Wine Project in a way to allow Firefox/Silverlight to be installed
and actually work with Netflix's DRM'd Silverlight!

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The process is a little complex, and it involves patching source code before
compiling, but Erich plans to create a PPA with all the compiling already
done. Eventually, he intends to create a standalone Netflix-playing app
that incorporates all the pieces of Wine and Silverlight. Thankfully,
Erich didn't wait until the project was complete before sharing his
success. If you want to play native(ish) Netflix on your Linux desktop
without virtualization, check out his instructions at:
http://www.iheartubuntu.com/2012/11/netflix-on-ubuntu-is-here.html.

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Shawn Powers is a Linux Journal Associate Editor. You might find him on IRC, Twitter, or training IT pros at CBT Nuggets.

Follow the easy instructions.
NOTE #1
If you had previously tried to install the Netflix Desktop App via our terminal commands from the earlier post, we recommend running the line below in a terminal to clear out any unexpected errors BEFORE trying to install the Netflix Desktop app via the PPA method...

rm -Rf ~/.netflix-desktop

***ppa install method***

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop

You can also "thank" Erich for his hard work by donating to his ChipIn...